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Pinon, Piñon, Piñón, or Pinyon may refer to: Pinyon pine (piñon pine), a group of several species of North American pine trees (genus Pinus) the edible pine nuts of these trees; Pinyon-juniper woodland; the edible seeds of the South American evergreen Araucaria araucana; Pastelón, a traditional Puerto Rican layered casserole
The pinyon or piñon pine group grows in southwestern North America, especially in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah, with the single-leaf pinyon pine just reaching into southern Idaho. The trees yield edible nuts , which are a staple food of Native Americans , and widely eaten as a snack and as an ingredient in New Mexican cuisine .
Pinus monophylla, the single-leaf pinyon, (alternatively spelled piñon) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. The range is in southernmost Idaho , western Utah , Arizona , southwest New Mexico , Nevada , eastern and southern California and northern Baja California .
Pinus johannis is a recently described pinyon pine, discovered by Elbert L. Little in 1968 when comparing pinyons growing in Arizona with those of typical Mexican pinyon (Pinus cembroides) in Mexico; he described it as a variety of Mexican pinyon, Pinus cembroides var. bicolor, noting the very different stomatal placing on the leaves; it also differs in needle number, with 3–4 per fascicle ...
The Colorado pinyon (piñon) grows as the dominant species on 4.8 million acres (19,000 km 2 or 7,300 sq mi) in Colorado, making up 22% of the state's forests. The Colorado pinyon has cultural meaning to agriculture, as strong piñon wood "plow heads" were used to break soil for crop planting at the state's earliest known agricultural settlements.
Pinus quadrifolia, the Parry pinyon, is a pine in the pinyon pine group native to southernmost California in the United States and northern Baja California in Mexico, from 33° 30' N south to 30° 30' N. [5] The Parry pinyon has a lifespan of around 200 to 500 years. It is usually found in rocky areas that often have thin soil.
Ips confusus trapped by a globs of sap formed by pitch tubes from a pinyon pine. Ips confusus play an important role in pinyon-juniper forests by killing weak or damaged pinyon pine trees. This can improve habitat diversity, create canopy gaps allowing shade intolerant species in the seed bank to germinate, provide snag habitat, and contribute ...
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